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Whilst frequently the war-whoop rung In thrilling cadence from their tongue ; The dull dead drum-stroke sounding low , Like the deep distant partridge-blow . AVith mingled grace and dignity The Atotarho led the dance ; To Hoh-wah-ne-yo now the knee Sending , with lifted reverent glance ;

Now springing to his feet , with eye Fixed where the sun had fall ' n below , Leaving within tbe cloudless sky A spot of tenderest , yellowest glow .

The Sacred Flame . " A hollow shaft of stone stood there Upon a hearth in spaces hewed , Hollowed beneath , through which the air Unceasing gushed , a furnace rude . From the barred hearth , the sacred blaze Streamed up in broad and splendid rays ;

Before it reached the shaft , it showed A spot that like an EYE-BAM . glowed , So keen , away recoiled the sight Before the fierce and searing li'rht . A low , deep rumble from it came The voice mysterious of the Flame ; As though To-gan-a-we-tah wise , Ere went he to his native skies ,

Had left , with deep and tender care , His warning voice for ever there . Each Union Feast it seemed to speak To the crouched ring of warriors near : " Never the League , my children , break , If Hoh-wah-ne-yo's frowns ye fear : And never let my gleaming eye , Kindled by the red lightning first , AVhen on the mountain-pine it burst , And clashed it into atoms , die ' . "

StW AVOESHIP . —AVe cannot pursue this subject further at this time without rendering ourselves obnoxious to the charge of wandering from our text . A word or two , however , we must not omit , to vindicate our friends , the " pagan Iroquois , " from a slander uttered against them in respect to a certain ceremony hinted at in the preceding narration . Early Christian missionaries among them , witnessing this ceremony , the waving of the hand towards the sun , and not understanding their language ,

set them down as worshippers of that luminary ; than which nothing can be farther from the truth . The ceremony used by the ancient sun-worshippers , alluded to in the Book of Job ( xxxi . 26-23 ) of saluting the " god of day , " was by kissing the right hand , and waving it towards that part of the heavens where the sun appeared . Although the Iroquois had a similar rite , it could not , in justice , be imputed to them as inquity ; nor did they , in using this rite , lie against

their great , holy , wise , ancl good HOH-WAH-NE-YO , whom they acknowledged with the purest reverence as their Creator , Preserver , and most bountiful Benefactor ! Reader , you would not have believed this slander against them had you been present with us when the Onondaga chief , who aided us in our researches , reported , after an interview with a centenarian brother of the Ho-nont-koh , that he could elicit from him no express revelation of the design or object of this secret order ; but that ,

AVith deep solemnity he gently press'd His dexter hand upon his heaving breast ; Then slowly moved it , touching lips and head : There silent held it—not a word he said , Until at length he raised his arm on high , AVith upright index pointing to the sky . APPLICATION . —Dear brother , reader of our hints and

suggestions , after you shall have more or less thoroughly studied celestial ancl elementary music , and the symbolism of the planets in their dance around the sun , will you have made more or less progress in one department of the higher mysteries of our sublime Order , as developed in our philosophico-religious degrees . " Blessings on all -unselfishness ! on all that leads us in love to prefer one another . Here lies the secret of universal harmony ; this is the diapason which will bring us all into tune . " Like music , benevolence is a universal language . Is it not the universal language of Masons ? It speaks not the dialect of

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any one family , tribe , or nation . The whole human race is to the true Freemason a band of brothers , every member of which is entitled to his regard . Study not that kind of philosophy which imparts irreverence for the Deity . * * * - < The Polygar , Who kneels to sun and moon , compared with him

AVho thus perverts the talents he enjoys , Is the most blessed of men !" Man should feel grateful , not proud , that he has been " made a little lower than the angels "—the ministers of God . He is himself a microcosm : — " In little all the sphere . For us the winds do blow ,

The earth doth rest , heaven move , and fountains flow , The stars have us to bed ; Night draws the curtain which the sun withdraws : Music and light attend our head . O ! mighty love , man is one world , and hath Another to attend him . " * ERIAR WIIilAM DYSSE . What is known of a celebrated English preaching friar—AVilliam Dysse—who was a Freemason in the 15 th century ?—OAEMELITE .

Correspondence.

CORRESPONDENCE .

Tlie Editor is not responsible for the opinions expressed by Correspondents .-THE GLAMORGAN LODGE AND THEIR LATE ILLEGAL PROCEEDINGS . TO THE EDITOR OF THE EREEMASOtfS' MAGAZINE AUD 5 IAS 02 TCC 1 IIKK 0 K . DEAR SIR AUD BROTHER , —With much surprise and

pain I read in your two last impressions a report and remarks upon the alleged proceedings of the officers of the Glamorgan Lodge , at a meeting held on the 15 th inst ., because your correspondent has given you a mostuntruthful and garbled record of what happened ; and , with surprise , that a brother should have so far forgotten his obligations to the Craft as to report , in a

public paper , that which should not have been spoken or written of , so that the matter should be heard of outside the portal of the lodge . Tour correspondent , if he thought the proceeding of the Glamorgan Lodge irregular , could have vindicated himself , and the Graft generally , by bringing the matter before the Board of General Purposes . I say he might have done so , if the officers of the Glamorgan Lodge had committed any offence such as be charged them with , but I distinctly

deny that anything unconstitutional was done at . the lodge mentioned by the Master , Wardens , or subordinate Officers , excepting myself . I certainly did , in announcing the candidate , act as described ( so far your correspondent is correct ) , which I did not knowing the real state of the case , having been misled in the matter by your veritable correspondent himself , and for which

dereliction of duty on my part I am now truly sorry , and shall at the next meeting of the lodge tender my humble apology to the brethren for the offence I have committed against them . I may remark that the W . M . was not aware that I made any omissions in that part of the ceremony entrusted to me . The only person who knew anything of it was the Inner Guard , who himself

properly discharged his duty . So much for your correspondent's report . As for the remarks it called forth in your last week ' s number , I can only say that the only one they disgrace , in my opinion , is the writer himself . That the article in question emanates from the pen of a brother in this town I have not the slightest doubt ; ancl , I think , if you do not wish the stigma to be attached to yourself , you will , at once ,